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  • Cary and Jennifer Grant’s Former House

    Cary and Jennifer Grant’s Former House

    ‘ As I mentioned last month, back on May 28th I attended the Jennifer Grant book signing for Good Stuff, the actress’ newly-penned memoir about her late father, movie star Cary Grant.  Well, I finally finished reading the tome last weekend and I can honestly say that it is one of the best books I…

  • The Alley from Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” Music Video

    The Alley from Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” Music Video

    ‘ Last week, Mike, from MovieShotsLA, stumbled upon an article about Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” music video written by a journalist named Sylvie Simmons who was actually on the set with the pop star during the legendary filming.  The article, which was published in a 1983 issue of “Creem Magazine”, begins with the following sentences,…

  • Comet TV’s Monster Summer Giveaway!

    ‘ UPDATE – This contest has ended.  Congratulations to Sarah M. for winning the Monster Summer Prize Pack! Calling all monster movie fans!  This summer, Comet TV is hosting Monster Summer by running two classic monster movies like Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Phantom from 10,000 Leagues every Sunday night from Memorial Day weekend…

  • All Marilyn, All the Time!

    All Marilyn, All the Time!

    ‘ I dragged my mom to Hollywood last Friday to do a little Marilyn stalking. She wasn’”‘”‘t too keen on the idea, but I was absolutely dying to do something I had yet to do in all the years I have lived in LA – I wanted to put my hands in Marilyn Monroe’”‘”‘s handprints…

  • La Villa Consolata – The Day Spa from the “Driven” Episode of “CSI: Miami”

    La Villa Consolata – The Day Spa from the “Driven” Episode of “CSI: Miami”

    ‘ Back in January, a fellow stalker named Brandi left a comment on my post about the mansion from The Beverly Hillbillies movie informing me that the property’s indoor spa had not actually been used in the Season 4 episode of CSI: Miami titled “Driven”, as I had originally presumed, but that that spa could…

  • Shannen Doherty’s Former House

    Shannen Doherty’s Former House

    ‘ One of the first locations I ever stalked, long before I moved to the L.A. area, was the residence that Shannen Doherty called home during the height of her Beverly Hills, 90210 fame.  I was on summer vacation in between my Junior and Senior years of college at the time and had flown down…

  • Ah, How the Mighty Have Fallen!

    Ah, How the Mighty Have Fallen!

    ‘ This weekend for my boyfriend’”‘”‘s birthday I took him on a surprise little weekend getaway to Newport Beach. He was especially excited because I wasn’”‘”‘t aware of any filming locations in Newport and hadn’”‘”‘t planned any stalking for the weekend. But fate stepped in! While in our hotel room, I happened to open up…

  • McSorley’s Old Ale House from “Rounders”

    McSorley’s Old Ale House from “Rounders”

    ‘ It has been said that 60% of restaurants close within a year of opening and that 80% don’t make it past year five.  Many in New York, though, have real staying power.  Take McSorley’s Old Ale House, for example.  The East Village watering hole/eatery has been around for more than 16 decades!  Yep, 16…

  • My Latest Mike the Fanboy Article – About the “Pretty Little Liars”: Made Here Exhibit

    My Latest Mike the Fanboy Article – About the “Pretty Little Liars”: Made Here Exhibit

    ‘ I am finally back from my surprise whirlwind vacation!  As it turns out, my best friends flew in from Switzerland for 9 days to spend my 40th with me, along with my parents and the Grim Cheaper.  Though we were originally supposed to spend our time on Coronado Island in San Diego, thanks to…

  • Lucille’s House from “Bye Bye Love”

    Lucille’s House from “Bye Bye Love”

    ‘ Another location that fellow stalker Chas, from the It’sFilmedThere website, had on his extensively detailed list of places to stalk during our day together in L.A. this past July (and there were over 30 locales on that list, by the way; as I said it was quite extensive!) was the residence where Lucille (aka…